Electronics Trade Compliance Lead – Wholesale, Export Logistics, Risk Operations

Shield is expanding its trade compliance function to support rapid growth in electronics wholesale and export payments across the U.S. and Latin America.

We’re looking for a Trade Compliance Officer who understands the real mechanics of electronics trade — how goods move, how documentation is structured, where fraud and misrepresentation happen, and how payment flows intersect with cross-border trade risk.

This is not a generic compliance role
. We want someone who can distinguish between legitimate electronics exporters and high-risk, misdeclared, or illicit trade activity
, and who understands how trade documentation, counter parties, and payment behavior connect.

Company Descriptions

Shield is a payment processor headquartered in Miami, Florida
, enabling electronics export businesses to accept digital payments (
USDT, USDC, USD
) from international buyers.

We process $50M+ in monthly volume for large electronics distributors across the U.S. and Latin America and have raised $7M in venture capital from leading fintech and crypto investors.

Because electronics trade is capital-intensive, documentation-heavy, and frequently abused
, trade compliance is a core operational function at Shield — not a policy layer or afterthought.

Who We're Looking For

We’re looking for a Trade Compliance Officer with hands-on exposure to electronics wholesale, export operations, or trade risk
.

You should have:

• 3+ years of experience in trade compliance, trade risk, or operations within electronics wholesaling or exporting
• Strong understanding of electronics trade documentation
  , including:
• Packing lists
• Bills of lading / AWBs
• End-buyer and consignee structures
• Familiarity with trade-based money laundering (TBML) risks specific to electronics
• Experience analyzing trade flows, counter parties, jurisdictions, and transaction behavior
• Ability to identify misrepresentation, circular trade, over/under-invoicing
  , and shell exporters
• Comfort working directly with Sales, Operations, and Founders to resolve trade-related risk
• Ability to balance trade realism with regulatory and platform risk controls

This is a contract role
, open to remote or on-site (Miami, FL) candidates.

Role Responsibilities

As Trade Compliance Officer, you will:

• Review and validate electronics exporter onboarding from a trade-risk perspective
• Assess trade documentation consistency across invoices, shipments, and payment flows
• Evaluate counter parties, buyers, and jurisdictions for cross-border trade risk
• Monitor payment activity for trade-based anomalies and red flags
• Partner with Sales to structure compliant trade-aligned payment flows
• Maintain trade compliance records, logs, and internal assessments
• Support internal reviews and respond to trade-focused audits or inquiries
• Escalate trade, regulatory, or reputational risks clearly and early
• Paid trial contractor period →
  competitive compensation with equity options
• Opportunity to be an early trade compliance hire at a scaling fintech company
• Direct access to founders and leadership
• Deep exposure to real-world electronics export operations
• Fast-paced, execution-focused environment with tangible impact

Example Tasks

• Review exporter onboarding packages with a trade-risk lens
• Validate electronics invoices against expected market pricing and volumes
• Analyze buyer/seller structures for shell or circular trade indicators
• Monitor payment patterns for inconsistencies with declared trade activity
• Coordinate with Sales on trade-specific compliance requirements
• Maintain trade compliance trackers, documentation, and internal reports
• Help refine internal electronics trade compliance workflows